{"id":454377,"date":"2022-05-28T23:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-may-29-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-05-28T23:49:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T20:49:01","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-may-29-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-29-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 29, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278362dfa17\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a278362dfa17\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-29-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_29_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 29, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_May_29_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 29, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/medical-weight.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Med-weight blight<br \/><\/strong>Douglas Murray\u2019s column on obesity mentions that people with genetic or bone-structure issues should not be shamed because of their size (\u201cTalk about obesity risks? Fat chance,\u201d May 20).<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he should have included side effects of certain medications, especially anti-seizure drugs. My twin sister has epilepsy; one of the devastating side effects of her medications is weight gain.<\/p>\n<p>Many people (including those in the medical field) need to be educated about this heartbreaking issue that many people with epilepsy have to deal with.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alice Hahn<\/em><br \/><em>East Orange, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drag distractions<br \/><\/strong>Do these council members have so much excess free time that they are able to concoct a proposal for a \u201cdrag laureate\u201d to serve as an \u201cambassador to LGBTQ nightlife\u201d (\u201cBig <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le in \u2018drag,\u2019\u200a\u201d May 22)?<\/p>\n<p>There are hundreds of more pressing issues facing the city. I propose a \u201cmoronic councilman laureate\u201d to monitor the useless fools that spend time (and taxpayer dollars) thinking up such stupidities.<\/p>\n<p><em>Richard Rafal<\/em><br \/><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radical jurists<br \/><\/strong>Bronx Supreme Court Judge Naita Semaj continues to cut violent criminals loose (\u201cIt\u2019s judge &amp; fury in Bronx,\u201d May 22).<\/p>\n<p>Herein lies the problem: There\u2019s no way to get rid of a bad jurist. They can be reprimanded or suspended, but history shows they\u2019re never removed.<\/p>\n<p>With jurists like this, and politicians like Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who refuse to amend the bail-reform laws, New York will continue in a downward spiral.<\/p>\n<p>We, the people, who have to ride the subways and walk the streets, will continue to suffer while the politicians can use security details to take them to and fro.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bill Verderose<\/em><br \/><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Booze price boost<br \/><\/strong>When I read that Nutcrackers, boozy beachside beverages sold by dune-hopping entrepreneurs, had shot up to $15 a pop, I smiled (\u201c\u200a\u2019Cracker jacked prices,\u201d May 24).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not that inflation is a grinning matter, but that classy things ought to be expensive. We don\u2019t want to live in a world where lobster tails and gold-leaf-covered steaks are literally a dime a dozen.<\/p>\n<p>Snow crab should cost an arm and a tasty leg. Nutcrackers are cut from the same checkbook. It\u2019s not like we\u2019re talking about hard seltzer here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oliver Mosier<\/em><br \/><em>Astoria<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t nix nuclear<br \/><\/strong>The Post correctly points out that Albany\u2019s idiotic Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act would cost hundreds of billions and only serve to accelerate the exodus of taxpayers and businesses out of the state (\u201cNY\u2019s \u2018Climate\u2019 Suicide,\u201d Editorial, May 23).<\/p>\n<p>However, I was disappointed that there was no mention of the most efficient non-polluting, non-fossil-fuel source of energy that could solve the state\u2019s electricity requirements: nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Point reactor provided New York City with much of its electricity needs for years before then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo caved to the \u201cGreen New Deal\u201d zealots\u2019 ideological opposition to anything nuclear, and had the site closed.<\/p>\n<p>The left ignores the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and technological advances and draws a false analogy between nuclear power and destructive nuclear weapons and outdated, outlier cases like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.<\/p>\n<p>Any \u201cGreen New Deal\u201d that fails to include nuclear energy as a major component will prove to be a forlorn hope.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dennis Middlebrooks<\/em><br \/><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/strong><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/28\/letters-to-the-editor-may-29-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 29, 2022&#8221; Med-weight blightDouglas Murray\u2019s column on obesity mentions that people with genetic or bone-structure issues should not be shamed because of their size (\u201cTalk about obesity risks? Fat chance,\u201d May 20). Unfortunately, he should have included side effects of certain medications, especially anti-seizure drugs. My twin sister has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":454378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/medical-weight.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[129702,71964,70275,30242,77143,4998,77897,76904,70752,83108,77028,5047,70551,70674,72133,71830,75421,76151,72568],"class_list":["post-454377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-5-28-22","tag-bail","tag-beaches","tag-city-council","tag-climate","tag-crime","tag-drag-queens","tag-drinks","tag-energy","tag-epilepsy","tag-fossil-fuel","tag-health","tag-inflation","tag-judges","tag-letters-to-the-editor","tag-lgbt","tag-medication","tag-nuclear-power","tag-obesity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}